MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On July 15, an attempted coup took place in Turkey, and was suppressed by the following day.
Thousands of people were expected to rally in Cologne under the slogan "For freedom — against oppression, for democracy — against coup," the German newspaper Zeit reported citing police estimates.
According to the newspaper, a number of counter-demonstrations are also expected in Cologne, including the one organized by the Kurdish community.
The Turkish authorities have arrested over 13,000 people following the failed coup attempt, 10,000 of those were members of the Turkish military. Over 240 people were killed during the coup attempt and an estimated 2,000 were wounded.